seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
to ask a question; to ask questions
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
surmise (about somebody's feelings); guess; conjecture
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
association; society; organization; organisation
principal of a private school
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
chair; stool; post; office; position
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
don't miss it; stay tuned; coming soon; look forward to it
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
sincere; earnest; serious
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause